The wives of the concubines are empresses

Shangguan Wanjun looked at the heartwarming scene between the father and son, smiled gently and sat down.

Tang Yihua poured her a cup of chrysanthemum tea to clear away the heat: "Your Majesty, please have a cup of chrysanthemum tea. It's perfect for this hot day."

"Thank you, my dear."

When Shangguan Wanjun took it, her jade fingers accidentally touched the fingertips of Huapin - Tang Yihua. Both of them were stunned. Shangguan Wanjun lowered her head to drink tea to hide her embarrassment.

Nanny Cui, who was beside the Empress Dowager Xigong, led her people into Fengyi Palace.

"Your servant pays homage to His Majesty and all the nobles."

"Madam Cui, why are you here?" She saw the tray held by the palace servant behind her, but she didn't know what was on it.

"Your Majesty, I, your servant, have been ordered by the Empress Dowager to bring you a nourishing soup."

Shangguan Wanjun was stunned: "Nourish soup?"

Shangguan Wanjun was puzzled: She hasn't been sick recently, why did her mother give her body tonic?

The palace maid brought the nourishing soup forward, and Nanny Cui took it and placed it in front of Shangguan Wanjun.

"Your Majesty, please drink this."

Shangguan Wanjun looked at the soup in front of her that smelled of medicine and couldn't help but pursed her lips and asked.

"Madam Cui, what is this nourishing soup mainly used for?"

"The Empress Dowager said that you haven't been pregnant for many years. Now that the world is at peace, it's time for you to give birth to an heir to the royal family."

Shangguan Wanjun sighed: It turned out to be the soup for pregnancy. Oh, she had it so hard. She had been taking care of herself and exercising in the past few years. She was afraid that having children too early would affect her body development, so she had been reluctant to get pregnant. Unexpectedly, her mother started to worry first.

Mu Xiang stepped forward to test it with a silver needle. After confirming that it was non-toxic, Shangguan Wanjun had no choice but to pick it up and drink it. There was no other way. She could not let her mother down because of her deep love for her.

The imperial concubines watched the emperor drink his soup with a look of despair on his face, and after seeing her drink the second bowl, they all felt a little worried about her.

Shangguan Wanjun said that she couldn't drink anymore. She looked at Li Youwen, the concubine closest to her, and reached out to push her aside.

"My dear, I can't drink any more. Please finish the rest."

Wenpin Li Youwen looked down and saw that there was still half of the nourishing soup. He couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

"Your Majesty, didn't your mother ask you to drink this? It's not appropriate for a minister to drink this."

Shangguan Wanjun glared at him: "Are you going to waste mother's kindness?"

Listening to the emperor's slightly threatening words, Concubine Wen - Li Youwen felt bitter. He looked at Chen Daren - Lin Xueyu next to him and smiled awkwardly.

"Well, Chen Daren, how about we each have half?" Who would drink so much soup for no reason?

All the imperial wives looked at Chen Daren - Lin Xueyu, only to see him shaking his head slightly.

"Princess Wen, this is what the Emperor wants you to drink. Just drink it all in one gulp. After all, it's a nourishing soup for pregnant women, so it's fine for men to drink it."

Wenpin-Li Youwen was discouraged: "No, are we still brothers?"

Chen Daren - Lin Xueyu touched his nose uncomfortably: "When I don't drink soup, it is."

The virtuous concubine Lin Gongyu couldn't help but gloat over her misfortune and laughed heartily.

"Hahaha, Wenpin, drink quickly. The Emperor is still waiting. Nanny Cui also needs to go back quickly to report the Emperor's order. Mother is still waiting."

The humorous and witty Concubine Zhengzhouxing jokingly said, "Yes, Concubine Wen, drink it quickly. Don't waste time. Just drink it in one gulp."

Wenpin-Li Youwen snorted in his heart: One or two people actually gloated over other people's misfortune, which made him so angry.

He resigned himself to his fate, picked up the soup bowl, and drank it all in one gulp, leaving everyone stunned.

When Nanny Cui left with her people, Shangguan Wanjun immediately relaxed.

"Queen Mother, are you going to give birth to a sister for me?"

Shangguan Wanjun couldn't help but laugh and reached out to pinch her son's little face.

"How can you be sure that this is a sister and not a brother, or do you not want a brother?"

Concubine Lu-Liu Haiming's heart skipped a beat: This brat wouldn't talk nonsense, would he?

Shangguan Mucang said in a silly way: "Sister is so cute. Brother Siqi has a sister, and I want a sister too."

Shangguan Wanjun smiled and said, "That's the reason."

"Sister, I can protect her and take care of her."

Concubine Wen-Bai Xuanyi smiled gently and joked: "Brother, don't you want to protect him and take care of him?"

"Yes, yes, because I am the older brother, the eldest brother, and I should be friendly to my younger brothers and sisters."

Shangguan Mucang broke free from the arms of Concubine Lu - Liu Haiming, and stood in front of Shangguan Wanjun.

"Mother, when will you give me a brother or sister?" He looked at Shangguan Wanjun's belly for a while, then reached out and touched it.

"Brother and sister, please come to find the Queen Mother quickly. I am waiting for you too."

Shangguan Wanjun was touched by her son's cuteness and hugged him in her arms.

"You, you."

Shangguan Mucang, sitting in Shangguan Wanjun's arms, winked at the imperial husbands cutely.

"Fathers and concubines, you must work hard. I am still waiting to hold my younger brother and sister."

Concubine Wen was amused by his innocent and cute words and hugged him in her arms: "Okay, okay, let's all work hard and make sure that next year the Queen Mother gives birth to a beautiful, cute, white, and chubby brother or sister for our eldest prince."

He reached out and pinched the little guy's chubby face, and Shangguan Mucang giggled.

Seeing that everyone likes his son, Concubine Lu - Liu Haiming's eyes, which are always cold and indifferent, are now full of fatherly tenderness, and he has a full sense of being a husband.

Everyone dispersed and left Fengyi Palace, and Shangguan Wanjun returned to the imperial study to deal with the few dozen memorials.

Knowing that the emperor had gone to Fengyi Palace, Minglan had already sorted the memorials in advance.

"Your Majesty, these are the divided memorials. Please take a look."

Shangguan Wanjun glanced at the memorials placed in a row and nodded slightly. She stroked her skirt, sat down and began to deal with the memorials seriously.

As the empress's personal female official, Minglan was later granted the right to review and classify memorials, a right that even Liucheng did not have. It was also a unique right and honor since the founding of the Yuan Dynasty and in history.

Concubine Lu-Liu Haiming left Fengyi Palace and returned to her parents' home with her son.

The carriage of Concubine Lu's specifications stopped at the Liu Mansion, and the gentle and loving Madam Liu stood at the door.

"My son meets his mother. Cang'er, come and meet your grandmother."

"Cang'er meets grandma. You are so beautiful and gentle."

Mrs. Liu, who was suddenly praised, smiled from ear to ear. She had already performed the etiquette between the monarch and the subject when the two of them saluted each other.

"Cang'er, come here quickly and let grandma take a good look at you."

Shangguan Mucang ran over quickly and hugged Madam Liu's thighs.

"Grandma, Cang'er misses you so much, do you miss me?"

"Think about it. Come on, let me hold your hand and go to my courtyard to eat some cakes and drinks, okay?"

Shangguan Mucang said obediently: "Okay."

The big and the small walked towards the gate of the mansion hand in hand. Concubine Lu - Liu Haiming stood alone like an unwanted person, and then quickly followed.

"Grandma, you are as beautiful and gentle as our mother."

Mrs. Liu was so flattered that she couldn't stop smiling.